By Nazifi Dawud Khalid
The Kano state police command has arrested a man for allegedly taking his teenage daughter to three traditional barbers, who mutilated her genital organs.
The suspect, Ibrahim Magaji, a resident of Sabuwar Kaura village of Doguwa local government area, was arrested alongside the three traditional barbers, Shu’aibu Wanzam, Muhammadu Garba and Aminu Ali, for “forcefully mutilating the victim”.
In a statement, the spokesman to the command, Magaji Majia, said the key suspect “conspired and gave out his biological daughter”, one Kaltume Ibrahim, to the barbers “who forcefully held her and used sharp object to mutilate her private part thereby causing severe grievous injury against her”.
“This operation was cruelly carried out thereby, causing grievous injury to the genital organ of the victim, rendering it dysfunctional over the years,” said Mr. Majia, a deputy superintendent of police.
He added that “all the suspects are arrested and undergoing interrogation for the offence of criminal conspiracy and causing grievous hurt and will soon be arraign (sic) in Court of Law for prosecution”.
Read the police statement below:
PRESS CONFERENCE
BY DSP MAGAJI MUSA MAJIA POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER KANO STATE COMMAND ON TUESDAY 4TH APRIL, 2017.
Ladies and gentlemen of the Press,
Concerned with the attitude of some parents and guardians over abuse of their responsibilities, due care and attention through unnecessary errand, street hawking, hard labour, and other physical and mental forms of maltreatment against children, the Kano State Police Command has rose to the challenges and will not spare any person found to be violating the rights of children under any guise. It is in this light, we have arrested a father who mishandles his biological daughter to local barber for genital mutilation. This operation was cruelly carried out thereby, causing grievous injury to the genital organ of the victim, rendering it dysfunctional over the years.
The father of the victim one Ibrahim Maikaji of Sabuwar Kaura Village, Doguwa LGA Kano Conspired and gave out his biological Daughter one Kaltume Ibrahim to traditional barbers namely
(1) Shu’aibu Wanzam
(2) Muhammadu Garba and
(3) Aminu Ali
Who forcefully held her and used sharp object to mutilate her private part thereby causing severe grievous injury against her.
All the suspects are arrested and undergoing interrogation for the offence of criminal conspiracy and causing grievous hurt and will soon be arraign in Court of Law for prosecution.
It is in this light, the Kano State Police Command under the able leadership of CP Rabiu Yusuf psc+ is reiterating its firm stands against the activities of all forms of criminals including parents/guardians or any person who attempt to our cause any violation against their wards. General public is therefore urged to carry out their activities within the ambit of the law or face the consequence of any act that violates the Law.
DSP. MAGAJI MUSA MAJIA
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
KANO STATE
